A Moral Defense of Prostitution

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-75865-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 541 g

Is prostitution immoral? In this book, Rob Lovering argues that it is not. Offering a careful and thorough critique of the many—twenty, to be exact—arguments for prostitution's immorality, Lovering leaves no claim unchallenged. Drawing on the relevant literature along with his own creative thinking, Lovering offers a clear and reasoned moral defense of the world's oldest profession. Lovering demonstrates convincingly, on both consequentialist and nonconsequentialist grounds, that there is nothing immoral about prostitution between consenting adults. The legal implications of this view are also brought to bear on the current discourse surrounding this controversial topic.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lovering, Rob

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Preliminaries.- 2. Two Arguments for Prostitution.- 3. Consequentialist Arguments against Prostitution.- 4. Non-Consequentialist Arguments against Prostitution.- 5. Religious Arguments against Prostitution.

Über Autor(innen)

Rob Lovering is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island, USA. He is the author of God and Evidence: Problems for Theistic Philosophers (2013) and A Moral Defense of Recreational Drug Use (2015).